2017 Korea Open
The 2017 Korea Open was a women's professional tennis tournament played on hard courts. It was the 14th edition of the tournament, and part of the 2017 WTA Tour. It took place in Seoul, South Korea between 18 and 24 September 2017.Point distribution
Prize money
* per teamSeeds
| Country | Player | Rank1 | Seed |
| Jeļena Ostapenko | 10 | 1 |
| Kiki Bertens | 29 | 2 |
| Kristýna Plíšková | 44 | 3 |
| Sorana Cîrstea | 51 | 4 |
| Irina-Camelia Begu | 54 | 5 |
| Tatjana Maria | 58 | 6 |
| Lara Arruabarrena | 61 | 7 |
| Christina McHale | 62 | 8 |
The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw:
The following player received entry using a protected ranking into the singles main draw:
The following players received entry from the qualifying draw:
;Before the tournament
Seeds
| Country | Player | Country | Player | Rank1 | Seed |
| Kiki Bertens | | Johanna Larsson | 52 | 1 |
| Irina-Camelia Begu | | Kristýna Plíšková | 120 | 2 |
| Nao Hibino | | Oksana Kalashnikova | 125 | 3 |
| Chuang Chia-jung | | Arantxa Rus | 223 | 4 |
- 1 Rankings are as of September 11, 2017
Other entrants
The following pair received a wildcard into the doubles main draw:
;During the tournament
Singles
- Jeļena Ostapenko def. Beatriz Haddad Maia, 6–7, 6–1, 6–4
Doubles
- Kiki Bertens / Johanna Larsson def. Luksika Kumkhum / Peangtarn Plipuech, 6–4, 6–1
